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Why You Might Need a Smart Phone App Charging an electric vehicle (EV) in most cases involves an intermediary – a smart phone app. Needless to say an app failure when in need of a charge is a massive problem, and all too often it will be left to the driver to come up with …
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Reasons NOT to by an EV Debunked So we spotted a post on “X” recently titled “12 Reasons NOT to buy an EV” (electric vehicle), which leave internal combustion engine (ICE) powered cars as the only alternatives. We thought we’d have a look at it point by point. The 12 Reasons Each With a Counterpoint …
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A Useful Warning! Today has been cold with light snow. Coupled with the salts dropped on the pavement, this made for very dirty spray all over everyone’s car, including mine. As a result, when I slowed to park the warning below was displayed in the center of my instrument panel… We have railed for years …
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Disabling a Fob We came across a video some time ago from Now You Know – linked here – where a Toyota guy highlighted a Toyota key fob feature: Disabling a Key Fob. Press and hold the lock button, and while doing so, press the unlock button twice. This disables the proximity access feature of …
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2023 in Review Typically at the beginning of the year, we take a look at the most visited pages and posts from the previous year — 2023 in this case. However, Google Analytics made a major swap in August leaving us with with only five months of data, so that’s all we can report on. …
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A Short History Some 13 years ago when we started this site, we believed that the driving public had no idea what it was up against in trying to understand the warning lights and dashboard symbols being thrown at them by their car’s instrument panel. We had no idea where this would lead. The Symbols …
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A Cheap Replacement Fob Tested for Automotive Use
Can A Cheap Fob Work With Your Car? Ok, so we spotted an ad for the cheap replacement fob seen to the right available from Amazon and eBay. Its really inexpensive for all of you with just one fob, and if it works it would a great thing to have. Note that you would still …
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